Closing out the 2-year series highlighting many of the top athletes and coaches Roger Merriam has covered in his 40-plus ...

Some of the key moments in the career of San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, who stepped down as coach Friday: Dec. 10, 1996: ...

Against all odds, a few NBA underdogs stormed through the playoffs, toppling giants and making history — proving that ...

Let's take a look back at the Boston Celtics' NBA championships. The Celtics celebrate after winning the 2008 NBA Finals.

Outtakes: The dream NBA Finals scenario is already off the table. ESPN's better Presidential Candidates, new Boston uniforms, ...

Outtakes: The dream NBA Finals scenario is already off the table. ESPN's better Presidential Candidates, new Boston uniforms, and of course Sports Jeopardy.

On this day in 2017, Isaiah Thomas hung 53 on the Wiz on his late sister's birthday, and in 1968 Bill Russell won his first ...

The Celtics aren’t far removed from being the squad that ran through the playoffs last spring, barely being tested. They were ...

The Boston Celtics overcame a physical and hungry Orlando Magic in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs ...

LeBron James wasn’t ready to make any decisions about his future in the painful moments immediately after his 22nd NBA season ...

The Boston Celtics finished off the Orlando Magic in five games led by stellar play from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. In the process, Brown specifically exten ...

Jayson Tatum played like Larry Bird, the Magic took away the Celtics’ strength and more takeaways from Boston’s first-round ...